# One Florida community built to weather hurricanes endured Ian with barely a scratch

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/one-florida-community-built-to-weather-hurricanes-endured-ian-with-barely-a-scratch/
- Published: 2022-10-09T09:45:45-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: Mark Wilkerson with his solar-powered golf cart. He was one of the first 100 people to move into Babcock Ranch. Photo credit: Carlos Osorio for NPR. Article by Scott Neuman. NPR – October 6, 2022. BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. — Like many others in Southwest Florida, Mark Wilkerson seemingly gambled his life by choosing to shelter at home rather than evacuate when Hurricane Ian crashed ashore last week as a Category 4 storm. But it wasn’t just luck that saved Wilkerson and his wife, Rhonda, or prevented damage to their well-appointed one-story house. You might say that it was all by design. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Related articles: This 100% solar community endured Hurricane Ian with no loss of power and minimal damage – CNN This Solar-Powered Florida Town Was Built to Withstand Hurricanes. Did It Work? – Entrepreneur Babcock Ranch Was Designed To Be Sustainable & Resilient. Hurricane Ian Was Its First Real Test. – CleanTechnica